Portable folding bed and cabinet



Jan. 11, 1938. w. sKoBEL' n PORTABLE FOLDING BED AND CABINET Filed Aug. 6, 1956 Patented Jan. 11, 1938 v gitana UNITEI) STATESPATENT orifice Louis W. Skobcl,V Chicago, Ill.; assignor to Interstate Metal Products Co., Chicago, Illi, a corpo- Y ration of Illinois Application August 1936,- seriai No. 94,620

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a bed which folds into ak portable wardrobe cabinet.

One of. theobjects of thisy invention is` to pro vide arcabinet constructedof light weight metal having a. wardrobe on one side of the cabinet and a-.folding bed'concealed on the other side, the Whole being mounted on casters and easily moved to anyfdesired positionwhen the bed is closed.

Another object is to provide a folding bed of simple yet rugged construction and which is so easy to open and close that even a child can doit.

Another object is to provide a bed which when lowered from the cabinet, is provided with four legs adjacent the corners o'f the bed to independently support it, so that all tendency to tip the cabinet forwardly is eliminated when the bed is opened or occupied. A

Other objects relate to various features of construction and arrangement of partswhich will be apparent from a consideration of the following specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the front of the cabinet showing the doors closed.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of, theV front of the cabinet with the doors open.

Figure Sis a perspective View of the back of the cabinet showing the bed folded into it.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail in perspective of the foot end of the bed. Y

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the bed in its lowered position.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary detail in perspective of one of the head legs and operating connections between the bed and the cabinet.

Referring to the drawing, IB indicates a 'cabi-` net having a partitioning wall (Fig. 6) between the front and the back. The front is preferably formed as a wardrobe i2, provided with closing doors.V The rear of the cabinet houses a folding bed, generally designated as I3. The whole cabinet is mounted on casters I4 so that it may be moved about and when the bed is not in use it may be moved against the wall so that only the front portion of the cabinet is exposed.

The bed comprises a frame I5 supported at its foot end by the legs I6, and at its head end by the legs I'I. Extendingfrom the frame at the foot end are the hooks I 8 onto which may be engaged mattress loops to keep the mattress in kplace when the bed is raised. The vfootboard I9 is pivoted at 2|! toV the frame so that it gives clearance tcgand folds flatly onto the mattress. Extending transversely across the frame adjacent its foot end is the bar 2| pivoted to the frame at 22. The foot legs|6 are also pivoted to the 24 extend between the legs I3 and the pivoted bar l 2|, so that when theA legs I3 are closed against thebed the bar 2| turns on its pivots and urges the bolt 25, which is hinged to it at 2S, upwardly and through a guide opening 2l in the bed'frame, and under the stopv 28 to hold the bed in its closed position.

The head legs Il are secured to each other by the cross braces 29, and are positioned away from the cabinet adjacent the head of the bed by means of the links 30 and 3| which are pivoted to the legs and to the inner side of the cabinet. Secured to the sides of the frame are cover plates 32 provided with guide slots 33, into which extend the headed studs 3ft with necks slidable in the slots, joining legs and the links V3|). Secured to the sides of the head end of the bed frame and the cover plates are the rollers 35. These rollers move in the curved U shaped guides 36 which are secured to the inner sides of the cabinet.

When the bed is raised the rollers 35 bear on the guides 36 and run down them, and the slots 33 move along the studs 34 to 'carry the head of the bed to rest on the base of the cabinet. When the bed is completely folded in, the movement of the frame lifts the legs Il by means of theY stud 34 held in slot 33, and retracts them inwardly so that when the bed is closed the legs hang perpendicularly against the bed.

To open the bed the forward -legs I6 are grasped, and a movement away from the cabinet releases the bolt 25. Then Vby lowering the foot end the rollers 35 actas a pivot and travel upwardly in the guides 33. The stud 34 moves downwardly in the slots 33 carrying the legs Il outwardly and downwardly on the links and 3| which also spaces the legs away from the cabinet under the head of the bed. When the bed is completely lowered the head of the bed rests solely on the legs Il, and due to the curvature of the guides 36, the rollers no longer bear on them, so that all weight and tension is released from the cabinet and the tendency to tip it is entirely eliminated.

Although I havelshown and described certain features of my improvements for the purpose of illustration. it will be apparent to one skilled in i the art that various changes may be made in the details and form of construction without departing from the spirit of my invention, and therefore, I do not wish to be restricted specically thereto except as so limited by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l. In an article of the class described, a compartment adapted to wholly contain and support a bed vertically foldable therei'nto, said bed being adapted to be unfolded and lowered therefrom to its operative horizontal position whereby the compartment is freed from the weight and tension of said bed, curved channel guideways secured to the inner sides of said compartment adjacent the base thereof, a bed frame having rollers extending into said guideways and operable therein, folding foot legs pivoted to said frame, folding head legs engaged to said frame and adapted to limited longitudinal movement thereof, spaced links secured to said compartment and said head legs and extending therebetween and adapted to maintain said head legs Yin substantially vertical position and to extend them outwardly of said compartment and for longitudinal movement in relation to said frame, whereby said hea-d legs will support the head end of said bed independent of said compartment.

2. In a portable cabinet having a compartment adapted to contain a folding bed, the combination with said compartment of curved channel guideways secured in said compartment adjacent the base of said cabinet, a bed frame having rollers extending into said curved guideways, folding foot legs pivoted to said frame, folding head legs pivotally retained in guideways secured to the sides of the frame, and links pivoted to the head legs and to the inside of the compartment for extending the head legs forwardly and downwardly away from the cabinet and under the head of the bed in its extended position to support it independently of the cabinet.

3. In a portable cabinet having a compartment adapted to wholly contain a folding bed in its closed position, the combination with said compartment of curved channel guideways secured in sai-d compartment adjacent the base of said cabinet, a bed frame having rollers extending into said curved guideways and engaged therein during longitudinal movement of said frame, folding foot legs pivoted to said frame, folding head legs pivotally retained in longitudinal guideways secured to the sides of said frame and parallel links pivoted to said head legs and to the inside of said compartment and cooperating with said longitudinal guideways for extending the head legs forwardly and downwardly away from the cabinet and under the head of the frame in its extended position to support it independently of the cabinet, and to retract the head legs upwardly and to the compartment when the bed is in its closed position.

LOUIS W. SKOBEL. 

